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In the first episode of True Detective, Detective Marty Hart (played by Woody Harrelson) is impressed by his new partner Rust Cohle’s (Matthew McConaughey) ability to interpret the occult symbols found at…

Confucius argued that ren–translated variously as “perfect virtue,” “goodness,” or “humanity”–is the primary qualification for leadership (Luo, 2012). Indeed, the Analects is full of sayings that support the idea of a leadership by example.…

Today the world took a short break from arguing about deflated footballs to briefly note the passing of legendary blues guitarist B.B. King. Smithsonian Magazine reprinted an article from 2011 featuring comments by John Hasse,…